Student Sues Over Co-Ed Dorm Bathrooms

12/21/09 6:06AM

A Green Mountain College student has filed a
lawsuit over the lack of single-sex bathrooms in the her co-ed residence hall.

Nineteen-year-old Jennifer Weiler filed a
civil complaint last week against the Department of Public Safety, which
enforces building and plumbing codes she claims were violated.

All seven of the school's residence halls are
co-ed. According to the lawsuit, Weiler and others are uncomfortable with the
flimsy curtains on the shower doors and men using the toilets without closing
the door.

Weiler's father, Ron Weiler, told The
Burlington Free Press that school officials agreed to label the bathroom on her
floor "female" but males continue to use it. A college spokesman
declined to comment.